Catalysis with Earth-abundant Elements

Uwe Schneider, Stephen Thomas

• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN: 9781788012775
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Organic Chemistry

Catalysis remains a key technology in a huge number of industrial processes in the 21st century. The catalytic properties of precious metals such as platinum and palladium are well understood. However, these metals are expensive and their supply is limited. Earth-abundant elements such as iron and nickel are, as the name suggests, in plentiful supply and much cheaper to use, but research on their use in catalysis has, historically, lagged behind. As researchers and companies increasingly look for ways to reduce costs and improve the sustainability of their processes there has been a renewed interest in these earth-abundant elements.

This book presents a detailed overview of current research on the catalytic uses of the most Earth-abundant elements. Highlighting the top ten most Earth-abundant elements and their various roles in modern synthetic chemistry: s-block metals (Na, K, Mg, Ca), first-row transition metals (Ti, Mn, Fe), and p-block elements (Al, Si, P). The significant stoichiometric use of these elements, and their use as acid, base, dual, and/or redox catalysts will be discussed. It will be of use to industrial and academic researchers as well as graduate students with an interest in catalysis and sustainability.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Catalysis with Earth-abundant Elements
• Preface
• Contents
• Chapter 1 - Catalytic and Significant Stoichiometric Use of Sodium Species in Molecular Organic Synthesis
• Chapter 2 - Catalytic Use of Potassium Compounds in Organic Synthesis
• Chapter 3 - Recent Advances in the Stoichiometric Chemistry of Magnesium Complexes
• Chapter 4 - Asymmetric Catalysis with Chiral Magnesium and Calcium Systems
• Chapter 5 - Recent Developments in Titanium Chemistry Towards Organic Synthesis — Stoichiometric Transformations and Catalysis
• Chapter 6 - Manganese Catalysis
• Chapter 7 - Open Shell Iron Catalysis: Mechanistic Challenges, Approaches and Pitfalls
• Chapter 8 - Accessing Low Oxidation- state Iron Catalysts; Iron- catalysed Reductive Functionalisation
• Chapter 9 - Recent Aluminium Chemistry – From Al(iii) Catalysis to Significant Stoichiometric Al(i) Reactivity
• Chapter 10 - Silyliumylidenes and Silylones: Low- valent Silicon Species in Small Molecule Activation
• Chapter 11 - Catalysis by Silicon Species
• Chapter 12 - P: Asymmetric Acid Catalysis
• Chapter 13 - Recent Advances in Asymmetric Catalysis by Chiral Phosphines
• Subject Index